Before and after Changli and Junling were killed, Xia Zhuang also had Xia Juncai, Xia Changpu, Xia Junyue, and Ding Chunlai. The Xia Manor was shrouded in a sorrowful and terrifying atmosphere. Even in elementary school, there was deep sorrow. The joy in school was gone. After class, there were no more games, hammering, and fooling around. Wang Shaozhong and the other college students had no more iron bulls. There was less talking and laughter. After class, they would always gather together and stand against the wall. The female students gathered together in groups of three and five to wipe their tears. Changli's fourth brother, Changbai, simply did not come and stayed at home to accompany his mother. Zhang Xiuying's eyes were red from crying. She and Changbai were dating. If it were any other time, people would definitely make fun of her. However, at this moment, her classmates also cried along with her.
Teacher Wang Lixian's expression was also very heavy. As soon as he entered the classroom, he led everyone to mourn for the victims. Then, he would ask whichever grade he was teaching,""Where were we?" Because he was "tracking the enemy," he didn't know when the Japanese would come. He would run away as soon as there was any movement. A few days later, he had already forgotten what he had talked about. Wang Li taught the fourth grade first, and the first grade reviewed by themselves without interfering with each other. It was the same for Teacher Yang Guoren, who taught the second and third grade in the south room. Awu was in the second grade, and because of the intermittent lessons, Hiri was also muddled in the first grade. She had already been in the first grade twice, and this time, she was in the second grade. Grandma relied on begging to support her family, and none of her six brothers and sisters had ever gone to school. His eldest brother, Ah Ting, was born in 1931. By the time he reached the age of school, it was the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War and the outbreak of the Jidong Incident. Xia Zhuang did not have a school. Society was chaotic and people were in a panic. He had never been to a school. Therefore, Awu was the first student in the family. Zhang Qingfeng and Zhao Shi both valued his studies. If there was good food at home, he would eat it, and if there was good clothes, he would wear them. Ah Hui knew that his parents were biased towards him and could not fight for it, so he automatically gave up on any good things. For example, Uncle Zhang Qingtang's room gave him a bowl of sticky rice. Ah Hui knew that her mother would definitely give it to her brother, so she said that she didn't like sticky rice and let her mother give it to her brother naturally.
The days were short and the nights were long. After dinner, under the dim oil lamp, Mrs. Zhao mended her old clothes. Zhang Qingfeng and Ah Wu squeezed on the other side of the light, reading Ah Wu's new book. It was not easy to get a new book in this chaotic era. Zhang Qingfeng had never been to school before, so he had learned some of the words in his head when he was still alive. He flipped open a page of a book, and there was a picture drawn on it. Zhang Qingfeng pointed out a word and asked Awu,"" What do you mean by this word?
" Duck," Awu answered.
" What about this? Zhang Qingfeng's finger moved to another place.
"Grind."
Because the light was occupied by her parents and brother, Ah Hui could only play on the other side of the bed. Listening to her father talk about ducks and geese, she felt that it was quite interesting. She moved closer to the lamp and squeezed beside her father to read her brother's book. He looked at it and found it interesting. He couldn't recognize the words printed on it. The small picture was of a duck holding a grinding rod and grinding. Ah Hui squeezed forward and shouted happily,"Aiya, a duck is still pulling a mill? How can a duck pull a mill?"
"It's none of your business. You're delaying your brother's reading. Hurry up and move back." Mrs. Zhao saw Ah Hui pushing forward and blocked him with her hand.
Ah Hui retreated to her original spot. However, his interest was still in the duck mill. She said,"Mom, I want books too."
His mother said,"You're still young. When you grow up, I'll buy you books too." I'll buy you a lot of books when you go to school.”
From now on, every night when her brother was reading, Ah Hui would go up to him. Seeing that Ah Hui loved reading so much, his father took the time to teach him a few words. Ah Hui remembered everything about the size of a person's hand. Later, his father taught him to check the numbers within ten and addition within ten. Ah Hui learned quickly and skillfully. Her father was very happy. He felt that Ah Hui was not stupid and might be a good student in the future. Especially since Ah Hui was not even at the age to go to school, she was eager to learn. Zhang Qingfeng was very gratified to be asked this and that every day. However, what could he teach him with just a few words?
One day, Zhang Qingfeng brought Ah Hui to Zhang Fengyi's house. In Xia Manor, Zhang Fengyi's family was considered above average. His father, Zhang Youcai, died early, and his mother led her three sons to live. His eldest son, Zhang Fengchi, was capable and calculative, and he took care of the household. The second son, Zhang Fengxiang, was able to endure hardships and was skillful. He made tofu and raised pigs year after year. Zhang Fengyi was the third child and was a cultured person in the family. She was in her twenties and had graduated from Hugezhuang High School. During the Republic of China, he was considered a great intellectual in Xia Village. His three wives were all hardworking and capable. There were more than ten people in the family. They did not lack food or clothing. Their days were peaceful and beautiful, and they were thriving day by day. The usual work was done at home, and when the farm was busy, he would hire a few helpers. The Zhang brothers, Zhang Qingtang and Zhang Qingfeng, often helped out. Firstly, the two brothers were honest and willing to work hard, and secondly, they did not have five husbands. The relationship between the two families was very good.
Zhang Qingfeng was a very competitive person. He was very happy about Ah Hui's intelligence and eagerness to learn. She always wanted cultured people to take a look and even praise her. He also wanted Zhang Fengyi to teach Ah Hui something new.
Her father led Ah Hui into Zhang Fengyi's courtyard. Zhang Fengyi and her sisters-in-law had already come out to welcome them.
" Come quickly, Second Uncle. You even brought your little brother."
" Aiyo, look at how energetic this little fellow is. Come in quickly."
Zhang Fengyi's mother was the " Grandmother Jia " of his family. She lived in the east room of the main house. Usually, when guests came, they would come to her room. Her room was the living room of the house. The family usually discussed some matters in this room. Because the furnishings in this room were more particular, and the old lady was a nimble person, the room was tidier. At the same time, the guests who came and went also showed respect to the old man.
Zhang Fengyi's mother was originally sitting upright on the brick bed with her back against the wall. Seeing Zhang Qingfeng bring Ah Hui in, he quickly turned his body and patted the edge of the Kang." Come, come, quickly sit on the kang. It's warm on the kang." As she spoke, she smiled at Ah Hui, who was hiding beside her father.
"The child is so good-looking! How old are you? Come over and let me take a look."
"Quickly tell Auntie. "This child is shy." Zhang Qingfeng pushed Ah Hui from the side.
"Six years old." Ah Hui's face turned red.
"Aiya, she's already six years old. The older one should be around ten years old. That's fast. Otherwise, how could we age so quickly? Li Tou and Tong Tou were also this big. Look at Ah Hui, she's quite sharp. She's even more spiritual than us copperheads. Our Copper Head is also quite spiritual. Compared to Ah Hui, it seemed a little boring. Look at Ah Hui's big eyes, they're so spiritual!”said the white-haired old lady in rapid succession.
Zhang Qingfeng was very happy to hear his sister-in-law praise Ah Hui. "Yes, our Ah Hui looks clumsy, but she's more intelligent." Now, he could count a hundred numbers and add and subtract a mile in ten numbers. If you said the word with a blank face, he would know it the next time without you saying it. Now, I can't even test him by recognizing these words. If he keeps asking me to teach him, what can I teach him with these skills? I want to invite a scholar!" As he spoke, Zhang Qingfeng turned to Zhang Fengyi. Zhang Fengyi was sitting on a stool near the north cabinet. When she heard Zhang Qingfeng's words, she smiled and said,"What do you know? Let me test you first." He sided with Ah Hui.
Therefore, he asked Ah Hui to count the numbers within 100, and tested her for a while on three plus five, six plus three. Although Ah Hui's face was red, her answers were very fluent. Because he was very familiar with these things. Zhang Fengyi listened to the praise and said,"It's good. You can even go to the first grade." I'll be in the first grade next year!" After saying that, he turned around and leaned on the cabinet. He took a pen and paper and wrote something on the cabinet board. After a while, he turned around and handed a piece of paper to Zhang Qingfeng.""This is Nine Jiuge, also known as Little Nine Nine. Go back and teach him to recite it. This was the foundation of mathematics and would be used for the rest of his life. I'll teach him once first. When I go back, I'll take a good look and memorize it." Then, he taught Ah Hui," One for one, two for two." As he spoke, Ah Hui followed suit and soon learned how to recite. Zhang Fengyi praised,"Alright, you're quite smart." He also told Zhang Qingfeng to let Ah Hui watch it a few more times when he got back so that she could memorize it.
Ah Hui didn't read much of the Nine Jiuge. He quickly memorized it from memory. Zhang Qingfeng was very satisfied. He smiled and said to his wife, Zhao Shi,"We should have asked Ah Hui to go to school earlier. He's a fast learner.”In fact, although Ah Hui had memorized the Nine Jiuge Song, she did not understand the meaning and value of the Nine Jiuge Song. She had only memorized it.
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